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Considering that Julian Peddle has a majority share in Select and that both companies come under the Centrebus Group umbrella sure it is...

How does Julian Peddle have a majority share in Select when Ben Brown owns 74% ?

An internal shuttle operates between County Hospital, Stafford and Royal Stoke University Hospital. The service is operated by ABC Supreme Coaches, Stoke

Route One reports that 42 vehicles and 153 staff are part of the deal. Although a significant number of vehicles, that is about 15 less than the current allocation.

196103 worked 5Q31 Tyseley to Crewe this morning, returning to Birmingham and then back to Crewe as 5Q32 and 5Q33 and will presumably work 5Q34 back to Tyseley.

Latest arrival is KX55 UDD a Dart which has become fleet number 21

Don't know if they do, used to regularly see the coach from Stafford to Rodbaston in the morning outside the station but didn't see who ran that, and having not been to Stafford now since March I have no idea what the current situation is. The existing 813 from Swad is being changed and the 17 from Cannock is becoming the 817.

The coach which picks up from Stafford station in the morning goes to JCB Academy not Rodbaston.  It is run by Stantons.

Recent acquisition in fleet livery and carrying fleet number 12 is KX06 LNU a Dart / Plaxton ex Stagecoach.  FX04 TJY fleet number 5 Previously operating in Centrebus livery now repainted in fleet livery. Both in use on the 12 service today

I overtook H5 HST on the M6 heading north near junction 13 just before 9.00 this morning

All of those vehicles new to Cannock (61 and 63 reg) have now gone. The newest vehicles are currently 09 reg Solos.

Reported on the Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page that Volvos 3900 - 3906 have gone to Milton Keynes and that 7 55/06 reg MK Scanias are being parked up at Cannock. Will be interesting to see if these ever return, or whether it turns out to be another part of increasing the age profile of the Cannock fleet.

The fact that FirstGroup PLC closed at 68.80 on Thursday doesn't mean it will open at the same price tomorrow, in fact it's unlikely that it will. Look at the opening price on Thursday - 67.62, which is somewhat different from the closing price the previous day - 64.65.

TGB doing rail replacement between Wolverhampton and Stafford this weekend. 110 and 351 currently at Stafford and 404 and at least one other also in use.

It is interesting to note that not only is Cannock now without any vehicles less than 10 years old, but this swap of vehicles, like the exchange of Solos with Thurmaston earlier in January, took away vehicles in the latest Arriva livery and replaced them with vehicles in the previous livery. It could be a coincidence, but will be interesting to see over the coming weeks whether the remaining vehicles in new livery including the 2 x 59 reg Pulsars, the 2 x 57 reg Commanders and the 4 x Solo SRs also get moved elsewhere.

Bustimes suggests that 44 vehicles have been in service today, which would suggest that the increase is to allow for future expansion.

In a colourful change to the norm the latest arrival is YN07 EYD a Scania Omnicity operating in Nottingham green.